Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 108617

Carbon Emissions: Data Centres

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Toby Perkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Climate Change Committee on whether projections in The Seventh Carbon Budget include the levels of energy used by data centres.

Answer

Katie White

The Secretary of State regularly engages with the government’s independent adviser, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), on a wide range of issues including the CCC’s Seventh Carbon Budget advice. The government will choose its own pathway and will ensure ...

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